Is drinking wine really good for heart health?

People who drink a small amount of wine every day may reduce their risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests.

Moderate wine drinking may reduce heart disease risk

Moderate wine consumption is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults. However, self-reported information on wine consumption is susceptible to subjective measurement error. A new study assessed the association between urinary tartaric acid, an objective biomarker of wine consumption, and the rate of a composite clinical cardiovascular event.

People who drink half to one glass of wine a day have a 50 percent lower risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke than non-drinkers, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal. Even light drinking — one glass a week or less than half a glass a day — can reduce the risk of heart disease by 38 percent. However, those benefits disappear in people who drink more than one glass of wine a day.

Moderate wine consumption is beneficial for heart health.

According to Dr. Ramon Estruch, a professor at the University of Barcelona, the team found a much greater protective effect from wine than other studies. The release explains that these stronger protections were found because the study used a more accurate method to measure the amount of alcohol people drank.

Previous studies have relied on people reporting how much alcohol they drink, which can be misleading or embarrassing, Dr. Estruch said.

But this study, part of a larger Spanish research project looking at the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, tracked how much wine people drank by measuring tartaric acid in their urine.

Tartaric acid is a natural chemical found in grapes and grape products such as wine. It is excreted in urine and can be measured to determine whether a person has consumed wine or grapes within the past 5-6 days.

For this study, researchers analyzed data from more than 1,200 people over a follow-up period of up to five years, including 685 cases of heart attack, stroke, and heart disease.

Results showed that in people at high risk of heart disease who followed the Mediterranean diet, moderate wine consumption could reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 50%.

“So far, we believe that 20% of the effect of the Mediterranean diet can be attributed to moderate wine consumption. However, the effect could be even larger,” said Dr. Estruch.

Drinking small amounts of alcohol may be healthy for adults aged 40 and over.

What age is appropriate to drink wine?

Another important question is at what age can moderate wine consumption be beneficial? According to Dr. Estruch, recent studies indicate that the protective effects of wine consumption are observed starting from the age of 35 to 40. It is also important to note that moderate consumption for women should always be half that of men and should be consumed with meals.

A previous study published in the Lancet found that low levels of alcohol consumption were associated with improved health outcomes in populations facing a high burden of cardiovascular disease, particularly older adults, in many parts of the world . The study also found that younger people face greater health risks from drinking than older people.

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